Thank you for the opportunity to review the guidelines for the VERP program.  People who are extremely low income (ELI), a significant number among the disability community, are on fixed income and unable to work or are under employed without employee benefits, struggle to pay rent, juggling bills, due to lack of available, assisted housing.  Applicants who are ELI shouldn't be immediately referred to other resources such as CoC funds, but receive intake and assessment so they can return without delay for VERP assistance if other funding is not available or too limited to provide housing stabilization.  Those who are ELI may need VERP financial assistance to fill in the gap and wraparound services to resolve each applicant's housing instability.